The route serves as a major shortcut, along with SR 60, for Cleveland citizens to commute to Atlanta, Georgia.

The route travels for approximately eight miles (13 km), passing through primarily farmland and woodland, crossing several ridges and valleys.

The route then comes to an intersection with SR 313, which continues southeast to Oldfort, and enters the community of Wildwood Lake.

Most maps show the route as ending here, but the Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) lists the route as continuing along concurrently with US 11 (Ocoee Street) through downtown Cleveland up to its split with the US 11 Bypass (Keith Street) in northern Cleveland.

Between early 2012 and late 2013, TDOT rebuilt the bridges over the Conasauga River and Basin, closing the route for several miles.